Shutter-fastener



(No Model.)

J. JOUET.

SHUTTBR FASTENBR.

No. 425,884. 1:a,1;en1;ed Apr. 15, 1890.

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J OSEPII JOUET, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

SH UTTER-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,884, dated April15, 1890.

Application filed June 25, 1889. Serial No. 315,459. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OsEPH JOUET, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in an IronShutter Opener; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for opening ironshutters, in which a lever with a metal rod or wire attached is made tooperate in conjunction with iron shutters; and the objects of myinvention are to enable iron shutters of one or more windows on eachHoor to be summarily opened in case of afire for inspection orintroduction of a hose. I attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a frontview showing attachment on a building. Fig. 2 is a front view showingattachment on a window-frame. Fig. 3 is a sectional view.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In constructing my inventionI use a lever, as shown by F, which hasafulcrum or hinge, as designated by H, the latter being held in positionby securely fastening to the interior frame of window. Attached to leverE is a rod or wire E, to which is adjusted a bolt, B being a metalcross-bar with an opening D.

I is a staple on the shutter A.

C are springs.

G are wires.

In operating my device the shutters are closed as in the usual manner.rIhe staple I when the shutters are closed enters opening D in thecross-bar B, the shutters being thus fastened and resting againstsprings C. In case of a fire in a building which has my inventionattached, the firemen are enabled atl a glance to see on what floor thefire is burning. One of the doors on the ground iioorbeing suitablymarked with a red ball or other design indicates that by opening thatparticular door the wires which connect with a lever on one pair ofronshutters on each floor can be reached and one window on the floor inwhich the re is burning can be readily opened, a thorough inspectionhad, and the hose introduced with water for subduing the flames.

A striking advantage of my device is that only one pair of iron shutterson each iioor are opened, thus cutting off all draft and preventing thefire from spreading.

I am aware that it has been proposed by means of pulleys and wires toopen all the iron shutters on each iioor of a building; but it has beenfound to be impracticable, as the wires lose their tension when strungaround a pulley and cannot be used in as effective a manner as whereattached to a lever, as done by me, with a spring for throwing open theshutter when once the bolt in cross-bar B is released.

It will be Observed that I have a device which lnay be applied'to anyordinary window at present in use.

By providing the lever F with an angular portion ce at one end I amenabled to bring the same in to the sash from the rear portion thereofand in aposition to move the rodE with its pin D in a true verticalplane and avoid employing anything but a common pivot-bolt to attach thelever to the window-sash. It will also be observed that I employ smallsprings C, and arrange them close to the hingeedge of the blinds, sothat they will be hidden from view when the said blinds have beenclosed.

I am aware of the patent granted to Donahoe and Finn, January 2, lSS3,inwhich shutters are fastened by a pin and pivoted levers carrying thefastening-pin are provided with pull cords or chains, whereby the saidpins may be withdrawn, springs being also employed for throwing open theshutters after the locking-pin has been withdrawn, and I therefore donot claim such devices nor combination of devices, broadly; but, Havingfully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is v h The single lever F, pivoted about midway of itslength to the upper cross-bar of a window-frame and having its inner endprovided with the angular portion a, which passes through the saidframe, in combination with the window-frame having the cross-barB,carrying a staple on its outer side, the hinged angular end Of saidlever, substantially as blinds, the springs C, secured to said blindsspecified. r on the inner side thereof at the hinged edge, In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature so as to be concealed from View when the inpresence of two Witnesses.

5 blinds have been elosed, the staple I on one JOSEPH JOUET.

of the blinds, the pull-Wire G, depending from Witnesses: the outer endof .the angular lever F, and the HELMUTH HOLTZ,

Wire E, carrying a pin and secured to the PERCY D. PARKS.

